New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
sous c.yETY. BUT NOT ENOUGH.

,uo, nail AND TIE LADIES ASSEM-
RIY-REcgPrIoNs AND QUIET "hpoiN'''
"a !. ..,;n,;nc TO he voted slow winter by
.A. r.o,le in fashionable circles VINO hAo d i"pu
go German opera is more or less Oh al VI" so'1'
tau;n,b nv the laeness with which the boxes III "'
a.. Met,opoltan ana the early hour at wmch they
tear left vacant II has come to this, that wneh
- ramains full until the curtain falls on the last
-, the occupants supposed to have rented IL lot
q this occasion only and to feel obliged TO get .ne
Nth of their money by seeing the whole thing
through. Equally invidious remarks arc made' WHICH
all the chairs in box occup'ed-unless by men,
CT or.onal criticism as this indicates ill-temper
somewhere. and may be attributed, perhaps, to the
.,ov,e,s referred TO above 1t is undoubtedly true
chat tec fine private balls have been given this winter
Csrmans and informal dances occur frequently, out
tbev are not much admired and the public balls have
few attractive features Although afternoon an"
evening receptions numerous they are ausepeh''
which cannot be called madly exciting. minimizing
bsads who are prison to themselves are, therefore,
bored with existence. But the season mas over "
month ct to run before Lent makes cnuIoheo'"s Wv
4asbonab,e diversion and nobody can tell what loeS
may rendor lite cndurable until Ash Wednesday,
The Garrett ball in Baltimore was as much OF sue
cssx according to all reports. as 1t we'll could De- Inc
house is magnificent and finely furnished, and on
Tuesday evening the VI hO"eiS P'''''
were beautiful. The only criticism passed upon it
was that the main entrance conld not be used as 1t
would have let great rush of cold air every time
the doors were opened the architect ought TO have
saen the pan of house in Buffalo before he halshed
his drawings for tho CARROTS He would have per-
ceiyed then how easy II Ia to provide a" secret
staircase leading from the vcstibule to the second
fool, by which guests ascend to the dressing rooms
before entering the main hall. The door to the STAR
case usually kent closed looks like the other panels
in the yestbule wall The first that Is seen OF guests
MI an entertainment at this Buffalo house. is when 'hey
descend the broad stairs in the large hall in all tue
.,sndor of their toilets unbrushed by wet ulster or
Ton coat on the way up An arrangement like tins is
mn, often needed in the average domicile but when 1t
Is wanted 1t badly wanted. The New-l orhers VINO
were present at Mr.. Garrett however iound no laut
with the way they entered the house. Iney were
there and they enjoyed tho and terrapin
ne much ii Dartaken OF at home. Among them were
Mr. Mrs and Miss Newcomb. Allen lhoTnoySe
Nee Mrs Paran Stevens. the Misses heckscne", +.
Gray Girls wold, Miss Paget, and Pierre Loril'ard'
The attractions Of Washington and Baltimore bad
li,te effect upon the Pariarchs second ball at PEI,
monic,s on Tuesday night There was nj marked
falling Of Ill the attendance OF iair women nnu mIr
who would be brave ii it were necessary Everyoouy
lsmened the absence OF Ward MeAnstei' tnIoH W.
iu,o mourning by the death OF his brother oot ms
duties az manager were well performed by Colonel DE
Yanoey Kane who is an old and skilled hand al that
fipd Of business The ball room and reception rooms
we're recarpeted for the occasion, but there was no
stsytne novelty in the floral decorations Indeed. IL
Is we'll nigh impossible that there should be yet
what there was effective. The PLAQUES between
the mirrors were made Vf palm leaves, Japanese
asparagus and the bouquets OF roses and volet Tor use
Nm rhe flower figure OF tue cotlllon cIeeh branches
and flowers screened the musicians. aud large palms
filed the cornersone would recognize Deiinohlco
bali room decorated by New Trh nOrS when The
ruests began to arrive from dinners and other enter
fainments. There was more or less OF a rush lulm"
siasly for the rooms where light refreshments were
..,ved and until the restaurant downstairs was
cpsneu for the regular supper, nibbing ana genera
:s,cng went on up starr r. OGDEN Nils to sup
per followed by j. Coleman Drayto1 ana Mrs h9oeI'
tIoeet Frank Winthrop and Mrs Marshal -.
Roberts Thomas ii. Howard and Mrs W. W. AstOf
led the german halt past /, and then the gneSls
who had partners save husbands or brotGers, ue.
parted for their ho%es Fewer to the
Garrett horse farming. Among those at the bali
were Mira. and Miss Piuyn OF Albany count
d'Cllman. yiscOunt Stern, SIR and Mrs H. - bsroey'
Andre Basier William Stewart Menzies, Ward Dr.
lassey, Henry Dub ana Mr.. Norman.
Tie second Ladies' Assembly at Delmonico's on
Tharsday night had of the holiday feature OF s
predecessor in December but was an enceeag KY
fhey set of the rooms effectively. Mrs John Mean;
M. Isaac Bell, Mrs. Paul Dana and Mrs. Griswold
.sS ,be,r guests upon arrival Halt an hour alter
xniSnicht supper served down stairs ana an hour
later the cotlcn was opened oy NJ Mra Cole%an
Drayton, Eqerton L. Winthrop. Mr.; and Mrs August 81
ByfmoD, Mrs. Levi y. Morton, Mrs Marshih W.
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs Oliver lseln and Arthur Leafy'
The weddings of the week we're quiet afsirs-com m,
negatively A recent bereavement IN the briues
Ell ,,cvented a large gathering at Drs Robert
Olypiant'.. No. 20 Ea.t Forty-sixth-st., when hfr
satr Miss Amy Muller wss married 10 %sr D ~
smith There were no bridesmaids or usners' ont
Sterling L. smith was best man; Inc oi aoJ Ma
dressed in white taille and point lace. nr ana rs
John H. Draper there, so were the rev. III anu
Ma Henry Y Satterlee, the Misses Web3, ana Ml1s
I<ixnd This wedding was at 4 O'Clock, a. nan
n,.f IN the evening Miss Jessie Is. Mead ana
EIJ,;dge & Sewell were married al the house OF Mr.
saS sra Joseph Mead. No. 81 West Ono-hundreo,
soS twenty xths, The ushers were Archibald head
And Reuben Ross. but there were no brdesmaids'
fsbop Belcll OF Ohio read the marriage service Tor
Dsnel Il. Fearing and Miss Henrietta otroh9 on To
ns.aay at Mr. james StroDg's house. No. LA East
Frh;rty- ATHEIST Owing to the recent death oil Mr..
Yssrngs father the wedding was almost as qWet ~
pssabe. There were no bridesmaids. but the 9r,oo
V.s dressed in white silk covered with point lace
William Tu,nbull Mr. Fearngs best man
Among the near friends present were Mr. and Mrs:
isslin Mr. and Mrs bergman. MIR. aud Mrs Lorlilath
Eoapcer NJ and Mrs Taller. Mr. and Mrs sheldon
n And Mr., George Fearing and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z.
Jesss.
r,s. Lizzie Snow and Thomas Rowland Barton Will
b. married az Calvary Church. Fourth-ave. and
Twsnty -Grst-s,., on Wednesday, evening January ~
Tsc sncacernent is announced of Sherman Kvarts.
soa at William VI Evart4 TO Miss Brady OF Baltimore.
Tho enooocmcnt OF the Hon. Ira Davenport and
MIA Shnrpe daughter of General Sharpe, if followed
hy The ccmcnt that Miss Morgan. daughter OF
fSs Rev Dr. Morgan, st. Thomas viii be married
10 the spring to Captain Sharpe, OF west roh' zen
oss Shapes son. ,
A suoces.ful german was given at the home OF Miss
DNnieils No. 80 Willow-st. Brooklyn Heights ON tues
day evening The german was Leo by I'd uy and
Nessrs vanNostrnd and Edwards. The fav0rs were vi
. novel aud beautiful character